The rectenna device: From theory to practice (a review)

E Donchev, JS Pang, PM Gammon… - MRS Energy & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
This review article provides the state-of-art research and developments of the rectenna
device and its two main components–the antenna and the rectifier. Furthermore, the history …

Layer-by-layer assembly of two-dimensional materials into wafer-scale heterostructures

K Kang, KH Lee, Y Han, H Gao, S Xie, DA Muller… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
High-performance semiconductor films with vertical compositions that are designed to
atomic-scale precision provide the foundation for modern integrated circuitry and novel …

Progress in THz rectifier technology: Research and perspectives

R Citroni, F Di Paolo, P Livreri - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schottky diode (SD) has seen great improvements in the past few decades and, for many
THz applications, it is the most useful device. However, the use and recycling of forms of …

First demonstration and performance improvement of ferroelectric HfO2-based resistive switch with low operation current and intrinsic diode property

S Fujii, Y Kamimuta, T Ino, Y Nakasaki… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate, for the first time, a CMOS compatible ferroelectric HfO 2-based two-
terminal non-volatile resistive switch; HfO 2 ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ). The device …

Asymmetric Resistive Switching of Bilayer HfOx/AlOy and AlOy/HfOx Memristors: The Oxide Layer Characteristics and Performance Optimization for Digital Set …

P Basnet, EC Anderson, FF Athena… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the resistance switching behavior of oxide-based memristive devices is
critical for evaluating their usefulness in nonvolatile memory and/or in artificial neural …

Electrical power generation from moderate-temperature radiative thermal sources

PS Davids, J Kirsch, A Starbuck, R Jarecki, J Shank… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Moderate-temperature thermal sources (100° to 400° C) that radiate waste heat are often the
by-product of mechanical work, chemical or nuclear reactions, or information processing. We …

Step tunneling enhanced asymmetry in asymmetric electrode metal-insulator-insulator-metal tunnel diodes

N Alimardani, JF Conley - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The impact of nanolaminate insulator tunnel barriers on asymmetric metal workfunction
metal-insulator-insulator-metal (MIIM) devices is investigated. We demonstrate …

Metal–insulator–metal diodes: Role of the insulator layer on the rectification performance

P Periasamy, HL Guthrey, AI Abdulagatov… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
High-frequency rectifiers are crucial for applications such as THz mixing,[1] infrared
detection,[2–5] solar energy harvesting,[6–11] THz electronics,[12, 13] and display …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing metal-insulator-insulator-metal tunnel diodes via defect enhanced direct tunneling

N Alimardani, JF Conley - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Metal-insulator-insulator-metal tunnel diodes with dissimilar work function electrodes and
nanolaminate Al 2 O 3-Ta 2 O 5 bilayer tunnel barriers deposited by atomic layer deposition …

Theoretical study of metal-insulator-metal tunneling diode figures of merit

IE Hashem, NH Rafat… - IEEE Journal of Quantum …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes is investigated. In this paper, we
derive an analytical model that uses the Transfer Matrix Method based on the Airy Functions …